Quote: Originally posted by iBenDVSE: This may sound kinda stupid on my part, but are you able to get a new iMac under warranty? Warranty doesn't cover this kind of…

I can sympathize with you. When I pulled my new iMac DVSE outta the box, my watch scratched the monitor slightly. The problem is that the glass has a coating on it - it's anti-gl…

Apparently there is no kit to fix scratches. I guess I'll have to learn to live with it, or have the monitor replaced. Oh well...

Is write through mode recommended or not for maximum throughput? I'm currently using it at 266 mhz [3:2] for the cache speed, backside cache is on, write through is off, speculati…

According to Powerlogix, write-through mode make certain devices compatible. What that means and what those devices are I don't know, but it just seems like a compatibility issue.…

For fastest proformance turn Write-through off. ------------------ -There are three types of people, those who can count, and those who can't.-

Could you back that up, please?

**Could you back that up, please?** Sure, the differences are in the way that the cache handles writes. When in Write-Back mode, the default setting, also called Copy-Back, anythi…

I was reading to forums for info on the Game Wizard and adding a mezz slot to my rev. D's guts when I ran into a thread posted by Godfather. It stated that the mezz slot could be …

theoretically, its possible. I'm not quite sure on the details, but I'm working on it... .. anyone know where to get a REGULAR PCI slot?! I cant find one at www.digikey.com.…

Actually I don't think this will ever work. If the mez slot is a PCI slot then the iMac Gamewizard would just be a regular PCI card with a different connector. Then why don't 3dfx'…

I suppose that's true, but 3dfx's drivers probably don't work because the chipset may be that much off since Game Wizard was not made by them personally. I also have another quest…

HAHahAHAHahHAhAH! Silly boy! 3DfX's voodoo2 drivers ***** DO ***** work with the gamewizard! How do you think I play Quake 3?!?!?!?!?! Sheesh. Do more homework before you p…

Digikey Part Numbers PCI connector - 145168-4-ND Mezz connector - 71439-0164 or 71436-0164, whichever is a plug, not a socket The Godfather

That's what I thought too, until I was told otherwise. There are four files in the 3dfx Voodoo2 b5 set. Of those, 3dfx GlideLib2x is supposed to be the actual driver, which does …

Are we positive that the mezz with that part number is the mezz that fits the imac? r

Yep, another positive on V2 drivers working. So let me get this straight. i thought the VooDoo2 was a pass through card because it only provided 3D processing onboard and needed 2D…

NZ, What hack are you refering to? I was thinking of the feasibility of a PCI connector to a non�Microconversions card, ie., a V3 or 5. If the Microconversions driver (GameWizard…

Yeah, they are the last drivers that shipped before Microconversions went under. ------------------ Thou shalt go forth and spread the iWord. ------------------ imacman11@bigfoot.…

I was just thinking about overclocking my Sawtooth G4 400... Anyone got any ideas how far I should overclock my rev. 2.9 G4? From 400 to 450 seem safe? Obviously I can't go over 50…

Ain't it fast enough already Cipher?? Well you've already limited yourself to 500mhz so it's pretty much trial and error for your chip between those speeds. I have heard of a G4 cl…

heh, a computer can never be too fast . I would take it to 466, but the instructions I found only show how to make 350, 400, 450 or 500... If anyone knows of any decent instruction…

I've clocked my sawtooth 350 to 450. Below is a link with the procedure I used. http://webusers.warwick.net/~u1034376/web/ -corwin

Thanks - was it hard to do, soldering and all? I have experience with soldering surface mount chips, which are damn small - will that suffice for this job? Cipher13

To get to 466 you would have to change the data bus to either 66 or 133, and that is likely more work than just changing the processor multiplier. Has anyone changed the data bus s…